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Strategies

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  • Anastasia Dawson
  • July 15, 2026
Construction giant sends AI-trained humans to $1.1B SWFL airport project

Suffolk Construction’s new “Jobsite of the Future” program is a first-of-its-kind, AI-powered operating program redefining how the $7.4 billion company builds.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • July 13, 2026
Pet water cremation business offers high-touch service in Manatee County

A new business is providing a unique service for pet owners around the region.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • July 10, 2026
Sarasota dance fitness business goes mega-viral with videos

From members to instructors to now owners, Stacey Iltis and Kari Schroeter constantly chase their why at Fly Dance Fitness: to spread the love.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • July 7, 2026
Freestanding ER projects on major growth track in region

Baycare bought the site, a former CVS, for $6 million in what will be the latest in a long line of freestanding ER projects from a variety of healthcare organizations in the region.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Beth Luberecki
  • July 6, 2026
$15M HVAC firm finds a buyer — inside the company

It can be tricky. But going from solo ownership to being an employee-owned business, an air conditioning company founder recently learned, has some cool benefits.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • July 4, 2026
Sweet Tomatoes plots return after COVID-linked liquidation

Fort Myers is one of two cities nationally that Sweet Tomatoes has chosen for its rebirth after shuttering its 97 restaurants in 2020. And diners are loving it.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • July 3, 2026
Smoothie King franchisee oversees small empire of Gulf Coast stores

Some of the secrets to this Smoothie King franchisee's success include hiring the right teams and handling the books for all 11 of her stores.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • June 26, 2026
Texas developer proposes multibillion-dollar data center to be built in rural DeSoto

A planned 1,315-acre data center campus is being designed to be sustainable with a power plant on site and for the use of reclaimed water to offset the effects on the community.

  • Florida
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • June 19, 2026
National funeral chain turns St. Pete steakhouse into $6M events space

The former Harold Seltzer's Steakhouse on Tyrone Boulevard has been completely renovated to host celebrations of life, whether they be birthday parties or to honor some who died.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Anastasia Dawson
  • June 19, 2026
Port Tampa Bay charts a bigger course with major expansion projects

The completion of a new Sesco Cement terminal is just the latest project at Port Tampa Bay aimed at boosting cargo capacity to support regional growth.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • June 13, 2026
Initiative to spur business parks underway in Sarasota County

Small businesses that are growing are facing an obstacle in Sarasota County as they look to expand: where to go.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • June 12, 2026
Charlotte County medical transport firm surpasses 300 employees, drives for more

Ambitrans transports people in non-emergency medical situations in five counties in the region. More expansion — if it can hire the people to support it — is in the offing.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Anastasia Dawson
  • May 22, 2026
Tampa-based THC beverage designed for athletic recovery, alcohol fatigue

Entrepreneurs Stephen Samson and Jay Ashton have created Last Rep, the first THC-based seltzer designed for athletic recovery and hydration.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Elizabeth Djinis
  • May 20, 2026
Postcard company seeks to capture $500K in revenue — for starters — with AI shift

A legacy industry like postcards in your mailbox doesn’t seem ripe for the AI revolution. But some trial and error led one Clearwater company to a different result.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • May 19, 2026
The ‘Queen of pitch’ dishes on the secrets to her $2.5B success

Forbes Riley’s success in pitching billions of dollars of stuff, from ab rockers to Zoobooks, has led to a lifetime of hard-earned lessons.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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